Concern in the Andean Region due to the advance of flames resulting from a forest fire. Firefighters work to quell the fires.
A large forest fire broke out this Wednesday in the Andean Region for reasons that are still unknown and are being investigated. The fire started in Epuyén and began to spread quickly due to high temperatures and wind.
The flames began in an area near the lake between the local cemetery and School No. 9, near urbanized areas. For now, It affected about four homes and to the educational establishment and forced neighbors The Rinconada to evacuate the area compulsorily.
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Added to that, due to the gusts of wind, The fire moves in the direction of National Route No. 40.
Forest fire in Epuyén: they work to put out the fire
For the moment, brigade members of the Provincial Fire Management Service (SPMF) from the service bases of Epuyén, Las Golondrinas, Cholila, Lago Puelo, Puerto Patriada and El Maitén are working on site to quell the flames. In the last hours, combatants from the Esquel, Trevelin and Río Senguer bases joined.
In turn, the National South Brigade of the SNMF, Lago Puelo National Park and Volunteer firefighters from Epuyén, Lago Puelo and El Hoyo are collaborating, and three hydrant planes provided by the National Fire Management Service, which are operating from the El Bolsón airfield.
For their part, police and other security forces They work in the vicinity of the schoolon Los Retamos Avenue, to allow the passage of combat vehicles.
Source: Ambito
